Pakatan Rakyat has come up with a brand new slogan, 'Ubah Sekarang!' (Change Now!), which it will launch at its national convention in Seberang Perai next week.

Convention administrative coordinator Mujahid Yusof Rawa said the slogan carries with it five important messages to the people.

They include Pakatan's aim to establish a federal government that is free from corruption, transparent and has integrity.

"We want to democratise and free Malaysians, as well as build NONE solidarity among the different ethnic groups because our society is now fragile as a result of racial and religious tensions," Mujahid ( right ) told reporters last night.

"However, this does not mean absolute freedom, for freedom means sloidarity, not anarchy."

Mujahid, who is also Parit Buntar MP, said when Pakatan takes over the federal government, it will work to increase the income of the people to RM4,000 a month; and that the Malay community would benefit from its policies.

The coalition, formed after the 2008 general election, also promised justice and equality before law and a minimum wage for workers.

"Why the slogan 'Change Now'? If we do not change now, we risk having our youth unemployed, corruption prevailing and deterioration of relations among people of the different races and religions, all of which will jeorpadise our whole system," he said.

"Pakatan, through the various state governments, has given examples of how it rules. We have proven our ability and transparency," he added.

Scheduled for Dec 19, the day-long convention will kick off with a mammoth gathering of Pakatan top guns in the island and in Seberang Jaya the night before.

Booths displaying Pakatan's achievements to be set up

About 1,800 members are expected to attend the event on Sunday, with each party bringing at least 600 members each from the various states.

Foreign displomatic missions, NGOs and individuals have been invited to attend the event at the Dewan Millenium in Kepala Batas, where cultural performances will also be held.

Booths displaying the achievements of the Pakatan governments in Kedah, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor and in Terengganu by PAS in the past, will be one of the main features of the event.

A session will be dedicated to the presentation of working papers from the secretaries-general of DAP, PAS and PKR, where party policies and how they are gearing up for the 13 th general election will be raised.

The event is also expected to see the launch of a new Pakatan logo and will end with all the parties signing the resolutions passed at the convention.